Watertown's $38.5 million Board of Education budget voted down

WATERTOWN >> In a referendum on the proposed $65 million 2013-14 budget Tuesday, the $38.5 million Board of Education budget failed by just 31 votes with unofficial totals of 1,252-1,221 against the proposal.

The Town Budget side of the budget passed with 1,356 votes for and 1,113 against.

The overall proposed budget, in its current form, is $65,286,091. The Watertown school district accounts for $38,560,276, the town general fund accounts for $26,725,815 and debt service accounts for $6,857,653.

A special meeting will likely be held tomorrow night by the Board of Education, according to Frigon. Following changes to the budget, a second referendum will likely be held on June 25 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the voting district locations.

These locations are: the town municipal offices at 1 Echo Lake Road, at Judson School on 124 Hamilton Lane, at Polk School on 437 Buckingham Street in Oakville and at Swift Middle School on 250 Colonial Street, also in Oakville.